Cheapy cheap second body to keep in car?

Whatever you decide on, it's worth thinking about whether or not you have any insurance that will cover the camera equipment being in the car at all hours of the day.

For example, my camera insurance policy specifically doesn't cover equipment left unattended in a car (even if stowed away in the boot) between 9pm and 6am.
 
Happy Snapper said:
I would say the Sony a200.
Still seems like a lot of money to spend on something your going to leave in the car though.
My car is not even worth £450! :lol:
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Yeah they arn't a bad price at all but I only intend to stick with whatever kit lens some with it and the 18-70 that comes with the A200 doesn't get a very good write up. For a kit lens that is. I don't expect it to be Canon L standard but some kit lenses are better than others.

Oh and to be even more fussy. I don't want it to have a rotating front element.

:lol: I'm not gonna win here am I ;)

DigitalRelish said:
Whatever you decide on, it's worth thinking about whether or not you have any insurance that will cover the camera equipment being in the car at all hours of the day.

For example, my camera insurance policy specifically doesn't cover equipment left unattended in a car (even if stowed away in the boot) between 9pm and 6am.
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Yeah I don't expect it will. That's why I want to go cheapy cheap cheap.

I just if I don't choose to keep it in the car I will either keep forgetting to pick it up or just get bored of keep having to pick it up and the day I don't the greatest natural light show on earth will happen that very day before my very eyes :lol:
 
Slapo said:
I think siejones might prefer something like the Panny G1 to a compact (which were ruled out due to sensor size and other things).
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That Panny G1 is a nifty little thing. Very impressive. Tick's all the right box's with some very interesting new features.

That is until I saw the £500 price tag....ouch :nono:
 
Slapo said:
What are you getting, considering all that was written in this thread (or not)?
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The ideal solution for me was always going to be a camera I could keep on my person in a coat pocket but I have had many compacts before and for various reasons already mentioned they never did the job. So I thought the only way was to get a cheaper SLR setup to keep in the car but the meant making to many compromises or was too expensive as well as we all discussed on here.

I was sooooo close to going with a Panny G1 but it's close on £500 and I there is no way I would have left in the car. Taking (or forgetting to) it out everytime I went out seemed a bit silly as I may as well put my 5D and 24-105 in a small shoulder case and taking that. Although the cutting edge tech did appeal to my geeky side ;)

Anyway after much deliberation I decided to go with the quirky little middle of the road compact with big intensions. The Sigma DP1. It has a bunch of restrictions and flaws that make many dislike but for me being primarily a landscape non if these issues bother me. The 28mm fixed lens is very high quality for it's size but will of coarse be a little restrictive but I kind of like the idea as it will make be a little more creative. The foveon sensor is amazing and the some of the images I have seen are jaw dropping in there clean and smooth tones with gorgeous colours and all this from a coat pocket size compact. Yeah it's expensive but it's the only one that fit's the bill for me and it's no longer gonna live in the car.

It's on order now. Can't wait to see what it can do :)

Thanks guys for all the help and suggestions :D
 
My recommendation would be a used 400D with a 17-85 IS. Or a 350D with a Sigma or Canon 18-200mm IS.
 
Slapo said:
Do post when you get it, the samples I've seen from that camera are pretty sharp even at 100%.

Some complain it's pretty slow, though.
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I have just had it today and I need to get out and try it out on my intended subject.

Yes your right it has many downfalls. Focus speed is awful and not very good in low light. LCD not nearly up to todays standards. Flash is nearly useless. I could go on but I knew about all these things.

What it does have is unbelievable image quality for a compact and the lens is outstanding with hardly any distortion. It is taking me a while to get used to how colour is taken. It picks out individual colour so vividly it pops out at you and that's straight from RAW with no PP at all. To me it seems it has the personnality of film that is lost in normal digital photography. That coupled with complete manual control and I got what I was after.

It's not for the P&S crowd and every shot takes some thought and planning. I have read many a comment comparing this to the rangefinders of old and accepting it as a worthy digital substitute. I have even heard it compared to the Leica M8 favourably.

Anyway when I can get out and give it a good test rest assured I will post something :)
 
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